Another Edinburgh band, but rather than being part of the current folky crop, this lot are entrenched in the C86 sounds that originated from, well, the Shop Assistants. No bad thing of course, zipping along in a cheery and catchy manner with silly lyrics like “I’m sitting here dissecting Jaffa Cakes / While your sense of humour sinks into the sea”. ‘Hallam’ is quite a contrast then, a dip in the the previously chipper mood and indeed like its title, if it references Hallam Foe, has that decidedly downbeat feel of both film and soundtrack. It’s a nice, slightly dense atmosphere, especially with the headphones on, with seagulls suggesting that the band are going down to the docks to do dark deeds. Come back, things are looking up!
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